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was a regional road. If it had been a city road, there would:now be a :nhlddu-dwnth% it." 5. JL L SBhe ‘said the region‘s m:: department insists on wider widet roads, with no parking on tho“hmmmefl,flmw â€"Pime and agnin people said the width of King Street is enough, (but) that is not enough, according to the regional road standards. "If we follow the standards set by the region, it flles in the face of everything people are telling us. It creates highways that people are not comfortable crossing. Our reports kept saying the roads must be to human scale, and human scale is not major fourâ€"lane highâ€" ways going through the heart of our city." wasn‘t designed to have wide roads, unlike some outlying subdiâ€" visions where large arterial roads funneling traffic to and from a neighborhood are acceptable. Coun. John Summers, on the other hand, would like to see all of Waterloo‘s regional roads assumed by the city. "I believe that if we have control "There‘s enough red tape at the city level. When you add in the red tape at the regional level, the two combined make it a terrible situaâ€" tion. It becomes almost insurâ€" Summers said he will be meetâ€" ing with Mike Harris, leader of Ontario‘s Progreasive Conservaâ€" tives, to talk about the issue, tives, tohulf ‘about tht:. issue, w ut have ts ts mnvaived in any nficjuigd‘uflmldz.&i also planning to meet Liberal leader Lyn McLeod. . Both Summers and McKinnon conceded that it may be difficult to untangle the funding arrangeâ€" ments on arterial roads (taxes, "It means a lot more work, but it‘s well worth it in the long run," Summers said. Regional chairman Ken Seiling said for Waterloo to acquire its regional roads would be possible, but difficult. However, what conâ€" cerns him is McKinnon and Sumâ€" mers‘ reasons for wanting to assume the roads. He said the theory that the regional government isn‘t close cussions, there was a lot. of road pattern was in place before the region was formed anyway. we have bent over backwards to try and accommodate particular concerns in the core areas. We‘ve always compromiged our stanâ€" dards, particularly in the core areas." He said the councillors are forâ€" getting that any changes to the arterial road system would have to consider the impacts on not only the downtown core, but also the "The core‘s roads serve more than the downtown of Waterloo." Seiling said the region‘s roads levy is not broken down by municiâ€" pality, so the allocation of those funds would be difficult to subsidy from the province, but then they would have to match it." As for the list of topics to be disâ€" cussed during the ROPP process, he said, "We haven‘t finalized the list yet, but I assume (road jurisâ€" diction) will probably be one of the "(Waterloo) may pick up some Colonial Acres Plaza 746â€"5456 373 Bridge St. W. _ we Deliver HEBBooBRooororororons The Waterioo Driver & Vehicle License Office will be closed ... WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994 â€" 105 Lexington Road, Waterioo FRIDAY, JULY 1 & SATURDAY, JULY 2 NOTICE 74A6â€"8332 Whether you are looking for that perfect added touch for your home or a gift for any occasion, 1.C. Fowers has it all. BEAUTIFUL! A member of